Burdened Agency
Christian Theology and End-of-Life Ethics
$63.74
- Paperback
228 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2027
Summary
Travis Pickell explores the paradoxes of choice in modern dying and the ways Christian theology can aid in navigating the relationship between moral agency and dignity at the end of life.
Burdened Agency addresses the problem of death and dying through Christian theology and ethics. In previous centuries, death was something that simply “happened” to us. To choose how or when one died was the exception, not the rule. However, due to advances in modern medicin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780268208424 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0268208425 |
| Author: | Travis Pickell |
| Publisher: | University of Notre Dame Press |
| Imprint: | University of Notre Dame Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 228 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“Our society is strongest when religious communities, strengthened by the sort of moral formation that Pickell writes about so eloquently, join with others to protect and care for the most vulnerable.” - Hedgehog Review
“Well organized, thoughtful, and compelling, and deserves a broad readership.” - Joel Shuman, co-author of Reclaiming the Body
“Travis Pickell has given us a wise, timely, and lucidly written book. ‘How to die well?’ is a perennial question, but more choice and less cultural guidance have made it profoundly challenging. Drawing on Rahner, Barth, Hauerwas, and others, Pickell offers a path through this unavoidable thicket, a deeply Christian ethic of receptivity to the gift of our finitude and of openness to God’s providential care.” - Joseph E. Davis, co-editor of The Evening of Life
Travis Pickell
Travis Pickell is an assistant professor of theology and ethics at George Fox University, where he also directs the Character Virtue Initiative and the Cornerstone Core curriculum.
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